equitant

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ek′wi tənt)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
eq•ui•tant  (ek′wi tənt),USA pronunciation adj. [Bot.]
  1. Botanystraddling or overlapping, as leaves whose bases overlap the leaves above or within them.
  • Latin equitant- (stem of equitāns) (present participle of equitāre to ride), equivalent. to equit- (stem of eques; see equites) + -ant- -ant
  • 1820–30

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